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Helping you with Memory Skills:

What YOU can do to help yourself

If we don’t feel good physically and emotionally, our Working Memory will be
worse, so …

▪ Prepare to be at your best before you start – work out what you need to feel good in the
class. Check the blue physical and green emotional Needs cards – which might be a

problem for you and stop you from feeling good and focusing well? What could you do to
improve them?

▪ Explore how you remember best: find the best way that works for you to remember
information, jobs to get done or instructions to follow.

This may be writing lists, drawing pictures or recording yourself saying the main points

▪ Plan how you are going to remember instructions or information before you start.

▪ Learn how to look out for the main points in information – this will help you to

write bullet points and create Mind Maps

▪ Practice finding the main points in information – do it with short video clips about
things you’re interested in. Practice writing these main points down in bullet points.

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